Take Up Thy Cross

Charles William Everest (1814-1877): Everest graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1838. He took Holy Orders in 1842, and served as Episcopal rector in Hampden, Connecticut (1842–73). He was also an agent for the Society for the Increase of the Ministry. His works include: Visions of Death.

Take up thy cross, the Saviour said, If thou wouldst My disciple be; Deny thyself, the world forsake, And humbly follow after Me.